Action Council on Student Housing and Well-Being to solicit input from students, parents on housing allocation process for returning students

With the start of the new academic year, Purdue’s university-wide Action Council on Student Housing and Well-Being remains committed to supporting and advancing a culture of excellence for all our undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

A first and primary focus of the Council this Fall will be to solicit input from students and parents on the housing allocation process for returning students.

Since its formation in January 2023, the Council has guided several Purdue investments, including additional staffing resources for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), two new student housing projects, stipend increases for doctoral students, an increase in the minimum hourly rate for student workers, and the creation of 150 new Presidential Doctoral Excellence Awards. 

Council members for 2024-25 school year

• Professor Patrick Wolfe, Provost, Co-Chair
• Chris Ruhl, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Co-Chair
• Kevin Boes, Student Trustee
• Mike Cline, Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations
•  Jason Dietz, Senior Director of Financial Affairs
• Professor Robert Frosch, Vice Provost for Academic Facilities
• Professor John Gates, Vice Provost for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
• John Gipson, Chief of Staff to the Provost
• Cherise Hall, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
• Ian Hyatt, Chief of Staff to the President 
• Beth McCuskey, Vice Provost for Student Life
• Somosmita Mitra, President, Purdue Graduate Student Government
• Professor Hayley Oliver, Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
• Jason Packard, President, Purdue Student Government
• Professor Jenna Rickus, Senior Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
• Professor David Rollock, Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Student Success and Retention
• Julie Rosa, Vice President, Communications
• Jenni Szolwinski, Purdue Parent
• Professor David Umulis, Senior Vice Provost, Purdue University in Indianapolis
• Professor Mark Zimpfer, University Senate Vice Chair